HK47 - hands down.

no other NPC makes me laugh out loud and frequently.

Originally posted by Nadia

have a special fondness for Guild Wars prophecies campaign npc - Prince Rurik

 this guy was so full of himself and wouldnt shutup while you were traveling with him in game missions, but his heart was in the right place - and I did feel for him when he met tragic fate(s)

I would say Velinde Starsong for pretty much the same reason (except for the not shutting up part, since she doesn't do a whole lot of talking); I just feel bad for her, and it was a fun quest-line!

My pick go to Stolt Jensenberg in Anarchy Online, but that's just cause he's a stab at the loser we got governing our country at the moment and the retarded politicial party he got at his back and it proves Funcom got some strong politicial views now and then and ain't afraid to joke around with it. Only norwegians will get their jokes though.

Outside the mmo world, I would go for HK-47 from the Kotor games. That homicidal droid is hilarious and got some clever dialogue to boot

 Probably Jan Jansen from BG2, or as stated many times before, Boo, the miniature giant space hamster.

Don't forget to raise me...aargh.

Greetings, everyone. Sorry, no gifts or souvenirs this time but I'll keep you all in mind the next time I'm gone. Oh, Keldorn: the gods say 'hi' and that you should wash your underwear more thoroughly. Everyone ready? Let's go adventuring

Captain Placeholder (WoW), for one....yes.  There's even a music video dedicated to him, done in WoW machinima style.  Hilarious.

Fippy Darkpaw (EQ2), absolutely.  As a young Qeynosian, he struck terror in my heart and I RELISHED the slaughtering of gnolls because of HIM.

Lady Sylvanas (WoW Undercity Leader).....can't explain entirely WHY, but I have ALWAYS loved her throughout all of the game's lore and past Warcraft games.  Sylvanas Windrunner is just....a goddess.  LOL

Don't have a favorite in LotRO yet....give me a few months. :)

 Definately two of my top favorites : Sven Yorgen (WoW - Duskwood) the name just rings you always have to say it everytime your in duskwood and the other being a dwarf guard with the name Watcher Backus (WoW) 

Although he was actually a character in your party, Mortimer "Morte" Rictusgrin in Planescape Torment was always a favorite NPC of mine.

Originally posted by Zorndorf

Tirion Fordring. A history that takes dozens op pages and is well documentated like so many Wow NPC's.

http://www.wowwiki.com/Tirion_Fordring

Old knight warrior and the governor of the Alliance principality of Hearthglen, but turned holy paladin and was one of the newly founded group of the Silver Hand in WC3.

The man lost his family and his son died too young. Lost all his posessions when he met a Warrior Orc who he became friends with.

http://www.wowwiki.com/Of_Blood_and_Honor ( short but excellent novel  by Metzen himself describing the friendship between man and orc and the hate it generates within the Alliance).

Was stripped from his forces of the Light and watched incognito the inauguration of his only son he had to leave behind. Was rehabilitated when his son died in trying to escape the SM Order.

Plays an important role in the battle against the Lich King.

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-- Why? it shows the relations between Horde and Alliance and their common battle against the forces of hatred and demons.

Together with the http://www.wowwiki.com/Talk:Cycle_of_Hatred  (novel Cycle of Hatred) an excellent view of how complicated the Warcraft universe and lore are compared to the rather "simplistc" black/white views of Middle Earth and Warhammer.

In Warcraft the evil is within and everyone has to battle it. No one is safe.

The first chapters of Cycle of Hatred and the complete novel of "Of Blood and honor" are on par with some of the excellent Weis and Hickman books on DragonLance. It reminds me of some Middle Earth chapters where the fellowship first meets Aragorn as Strider in a dark atmosphere.

Reading the books and then reading and meeting those same places and NPC's gives me the creeps.

//// But of course no one reads the books and questlines //// :)))

 

 

Tirion Fordring is my Favorite as well, he always had my back when I was turning in a quest to him and got attacked he would take out who ever attacked me wiether it was a horde player or alliance.

Tifa Lockhart

None. I never pay any attention to the NPC's. They don't change the game world, so i really don't care what they have to say. I've met lots of interesting players though.

Father Grigori from Half-Life 2.

Lives alone in a zombie-infested town, has gone insane and uses a shotgun. Can't get more badass than this.

Navi from Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Bait Masterson

Lucien Lachance from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Badass Supreme. May you rest in peace, Speaker...

Originally posted by Routver

Father Grigori from Half-Life 2.

Lives alone in a zombie-infested town, has gone insane and uses a shotgun. Can't get more badass than this.

But have you ever seen a magical brownie wacked out on jumjum juice hurling fireballs and running around  town of midgets, punching them to death while cackling off corny limericks?

killing midgets > killing zombies

magical brownie > old hermit

insanity == ()umjum induced) insanity.

Fireballs & fists > shotgun

Puss  > >  father

Pretty one-sided, man.

The Wumpus.

It's been almost 30 years and I still remember him.

He was never where you wanted him to be and always where you least expected him.  Bastard!

Originally posted by eight675309

Originally posted by Routver

Father Grigori from Half-Life 2.

Lives alone in a zombie-infested town, has gone insane and uses a shotgun. Can't get more badass than this.

 

But have you ever seen a magical brownie wacked out on jumjum juice hurling fireballs and running around  town of midgets, punching them to death while cackling off corny limericks?

 

killing midgets > killing zombies

magical brownie > old hermit

insanity == ()umjum induced) insanity.

Fireballs & fists > shotgun

Puss  > >  father

Pretty one-sided, man.

Shotgun + a dozen badass traps you mean!

Originally posted by Wickersham

The Wumpus.

It's been almost 30 years and I still remember him.

He was never where you wanted him to be and always where you least expected him.  Bastard!

HAHA I loved that game!

My favorite NPC would have to be Lion from FFXI.  There's just something about her that makes me want to follow her around hehe

Lady Vox in EQ1 during the summer of '99. She was the first raid I ever attended... We failed to kill her, but had we, we would've been the first-- damn Complete Heal. :)

Hogger!